After conducting traffic stops in the area of 50 Ave in Leduc, Alta., two Leduc residents have been arrested and charged in relation to a stolen truck and seizure of drugs.
At approximately 2:45 p.m. a member of the Alberta RCMP Traffic-Leduc unit was conducting traffic enforcement on 50 Ave when a license plate of a truck in the area showed that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Camrose on Feb. 13, 2023.
The driver and passenger were arrested, and a search connected to the arrest resulted in the seizure of 28.6 grams of methamphetamine and a small quantity of cocaine and fentanyl.
As a result of the investigation Leduc resident, Kiara Lynne Nathan, 24, was charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. Following a judicial hearing she was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Leduc provincial court on March 23, 2023.
Lori-Anne Elissa Nixon, 39, also a resident of Leduc, was charged with:
• Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking — Methamphetamine;
• Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine;
• And possession of scheduled substance – Fentanyl.
Nixon was released from custody following a judicial hearing and is scheduled to appear in Leduc Provincial court on March 23, 2023.